Espio shook his head. He knew what Tobias meant, and could perfectly understand where he was coming from, but... "Sometimes, you have to hurt people. Fighting is my life, but it's not because I like hurting people - it's because if I don't take out the bad guys, more people will get hurt! Do you see?"

He waved a hand, dismissively. "Of course, you can always specialise in support magic and whatever, but you at least should know how to protect yourself in worst-case scenario."